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Site: Sioux City, Iowa (Tyson Events Center)
Score: College of the Ozarks 75, No. 2 Davenport 72
Records: COFO (27-9), DU (34-2)
 
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Davenport women's basketball team had to play catchup for a majority of the second half. Despite taking a one-point lead on Kelly Dineen's layup, College of the Ozarks freshman Alice Heinzler hit a three in the right corner with 12 seconds, Emily Walker used two successful layups and Alex Law's attempt to tie the game from half court with 1.2 seconds was deflected and the second-ranked Panthers season came to an difficult ending with a 75-72 loss to the Bobcats in the NAIA Fab Four Monday night. The Panthers close the book on another incredible season 34-2.
 
Kayleigh VanKeulen led the effort off the bench with a career-high 16 points, Tiesha Stokes finished with 14 points and eight rebounds. Davenport finished the evening shooting 47.1 (28-for-63) percent from the floor. Kelly Dineen and Law got the most minutes off the floor (27). Dineen finished with eight points and rebounds each while Law had nine points including three 3-pointers to set the school's single-season record 89.
 
The Panthers couldn't find an answer to Heinzler, who put 27 points on the board including five from beyond the arc and a perfect 8-for-8 on the free throw line. Although they caused 16 turnovers, they shot 41 percent (23-for-56) from the floor and went 12-for-14 on the charity stripe.
 
Davenport trailed by as many as eight with 2:36 left. It managed to cut the lead down to two (38-36) with a pair of Alison Bouman free throws and a layup by VanKeulen.
 
Bouman tied the game 54 apiece on a pair of free throws with 8:44 left and the Bobcats and Panthers played a game of cat-and-mouse until the final minutes.
 
Post-Game Notes
Davenport falls to 16-10 in the national tournament and is 2-1 in the Fab Four…Davenport loses the inaugural meeting with the College of the Ozarks.
 
Women's Basketball Contact: Rick Hoskin | 616-871-6180 | rhoskin@davenport.edu
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